September 10, 2008

Some of you expressed interest in the Mammy-made dilly beans I mentioned in my squash soup post, and I'm happy to say that she was glad to oblige.

Here are her exact instructions:

-Fill pint jars with tender, stringless raw beans with the tips removed (I prefer Tenderettes.)-Also put in one clove fresh garlic, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and a small head of dill.-Heat together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup salt, 2 cups vinegar, and 2 cups water. Fill jars with this hot syrup. Screw on new lids and process 10 minutes in a hot water bath.-Make up the syrup again as needed since the amount required is correlated to how tightly packed the jars are.-Of course, you can substitute other forms of garlic, peppers, and dill.

They are delicious, and frankly, I'm upset that I only came back with one jar.

I was also recognized by Lori of Luscious with the I Love You This Much Award. As a native Texan living in Manhattan, she chose to pass it on to other bloggers who are a bit out of place (location-wise) and center their blogs around it. Great idea, Lori!

I never heard of dilly beans until a couple of years ago. One of my friends makes them, just like that with all her garden veggies. And then this year in New Orleans-can't remember which restaurant-they put some on our salad. I was surprised at how good they are and I vowed to make them myself and then forgot. Now I remember so thanks for the inspiration. Writing it down to make now.

Grace, I lurv, lurv, lurv anything pickled. I used to drink the rest of the pickle juice out of the jar when I was a kid (gross, I know, but delicious at the time!)I don't know much about "canning" though. Yikes!Thanks for the award - the love fest is 100% mutual!

You're so lucky your mom makes such goodies! I've recently started canning, only jams though, and it's quite a lot of work! I might start thinking about canning veggies, now that you've tempted me and all. :)

COngrats on the awards - well-deserved :) And these beans sound wonderful! The three-bean salad I often make also features a balance of sweet and vinegary flavours which I love, so these sound perfect.

Um... Hello?! How did I miss this post!? I don't subscribe in readers because I hate them, so I guess a few posts slip by my archaic, manual blog checking methods. But seriously, not YOUR blog should I have missed a post, and not when your giving ME an award!

Thank-you Thank-you! I'm so honored and flattered! It means so much to get an award from such a classy, witty blogger like yourself!